Definition of "ordinaire" []

• Wine, usually of a low grade, such as is customarily served at an ordinary. See ordinary, n., 6. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "And I think that the threat is that we are seeing the values/tactics of “vin ordinaire” being applied to ratings-seeking luxury brands – and in THAT I think we have a problem, because people expect integrity from that product."
• "Conversely, the potential wine consumer needed to appreciate that decent vin ordinaire/vin de table could be produced in the U.S. that was a definite improvement on Inglenook and Almaden."
• "BRIEF SYNOPSIS: In 2025, Robert Gu, poet extra-ordinaire, is cured of Alzheimer's, but at the cost of his talent."